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Abdul Kalam

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am not sure if there are that many varieties of greens available in any other part of India other than Tamilnadu. Different recipes are made using different greens. Kootu is one such recipe made with almost all varieties of Keerai, paruppu/dhal & coconut.

It is very difficult to find different varieties of keerai in Dallas, the few available are Spinach, Moringa leaves and Mulai Keerai. There are few different varieties of Mulai Keerai/ Amaranth also called Cheera in Kerala, Thotakura in Andhra. The only variety available here is the red stripes in the center which gives the kootu the red color when cooked. Today`s recipe is a Chettinad Style kootu made with green gram, green chillies,cumin & coconut.

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